BRS moves NHRC over human rights violations in Telangana under Revanth government

BRS has petitioned the NHRC, alleging human rights violations by the Congress government in Telangana, including police bias, phone tapping, and political vendetta. The party cited tribal assaults, surveillance misuse, and child deaths in state-run schools as evidence

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has filed a petition with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), accusing the Congress government of systematic human rights violations and turning Telangana into a State of fear. The party urged the NHRC to order a comprehensive and independent probe into alleged atrocities committed by the Revanth Reddy-led administration, including the crackdown on Lagacherla farmers, phone tapping, and political targeting of BRS cadre.

The BRS called for strict guidelines to be issued to the state police to ensure impartial registration and investigation of cases in accordance with the law. It also requested restrictions against political targeting, fair compensation for victims, and the enforcement of systemic reforms.

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In its six-page petition, submitted by MLC Dasoju Sravan, retired IPS officer RS Praveen Kumar, former MLA Patnam Narender Reddy, BRSV State president Gellu Srinivas Yadav, and members of the BRS legal cell, the party cited instances of police bias, arbitrary arrests, political vendetta, and neglect of marginalised communities. The leaders alleged that police assaulted tribals in Lagacherla last November for opposing land acquisition for a pharma village.

The BRS also flagged the alleged misuse of surveillance tools to spy on ministers, bureaucrats, and opposition leaders, calling it a constitutional emergency. Other allegations include politicisation of law enforcement, selective FIRs, Lookout Circulars against BRS activists, and media leaks aimed at tarnishing reputations. The petition further highlighted over 100 deaths in state-run welfare residential schools, citing administrative negligence and instances of child labour.

Speaking on the occasion, Sravan said Revanth Reddy was running Telangana like a private fiefdom where the rule of law had been replaced by the rule of fear. “What is happening today is not governance, it is an organised attack on the soul of the Constitution,” he said.